SYG 2000 Chapter 8 Quiz (Sociology)

  

Socialrefers to the process by which different statuses develop in any group, organization or society

differentiation 

inequality 

mobility 

stratification

Which of the following is not one of the groups within a feudal system?

Nobles

Commoners

Doctors

Priesthood

What type of system did black workers experience during South Africa's period of Apartheid?

Socialist

Caste

Class

Estate

In a caste system, one's place in the stratification system is a(n)_____status; in a class system. one's place in the stratification system is a(n)____status

Ascribed; master

Master; achieved

Ascribed; achieved

Achieved; ascribed

The position one holds in relation to the economic, political, social and cultural resources in a society is called one's

Social organization

Cohort

Social achievement

Social class

There is more inequality in terms of income than of wealth in the U.S.

Answer: True False

The most common way to become wealthy in the United States is to inherit wealth from one's family.

Answer: True False

Persons categorized as Latino in the United States don't all share the same likelihood of achieving economic success due to their different historical circumstances.

Answer: True False

In times of economic crisis, home foreclosure impacts all racial-ethnic groups equally

Answer: True False

Social mobility is much more limited than the American Dream of mobility suggests

Answer: True False